Chapter 67: Chapter 61: Chieftain In front of the courtyard gate, the leader giant ape resisting the wooden hammer saw the beast horde reduced by half in an instant, and furiously pounded its chest and roared. Its blood-red eyes shot out a terrifying fierce light in the night. The battered wooden hammer, forcibly stopped by it, emitted a harsh, grating squeak as it made its final, lingering struggle, trying to launch another attack. "Roar!" The giant ape bared its menacing fangs, its massive fist capable of turning humans into pulp, enveloped in a foul wind, once again struck fiercely at the wooden hammer! Bang————!!! A deafening explosion echoed! A fist the height of a person collided violently with a massive wood pile with a diameter of two meters! 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮 As a result, the hammer handle at the top of the pile let out an unbearable, sharp crack and broke apart completely in the next moment! Bang——! The heavy wood pile crashed to the ground, raising a cloud of dust. The swinging wooden hammer succeeded in battle but perished instantly! The giant ape, upon seeing this, swung its thick limbs, letting out a victorious, earth-shattering roar as it charged through the courtyard gate! Its massive body barely squeezed through the short corridor on both sides of the gate, black fur flying. The earth spikes along its path opened up countless new wounds on its dark fur, with monkey fur and black blood splattered everywhere. And the earth spikes were completely trampled and smashed by the furious giant ape. Soon, it stepped into the range of the slime floor. The beast’s body, as heavy as a mountain, instantly sank its hind limbs deeply into the swamp-like black-brown slime, struggling to move. The arrow walls on both sides seized the opportunity to roar, as arrows rained down like a torrential storm! In an instant, half of the giant ape’s body turned into a hedgehog-like living pin cushion! However, compared to the giant ape’s mountainous body, the length of these arrows was obviously insufficient, only penetrating a third of the way before stalling. "Roar——!" The giant ape, thoroughly enraged, grabbed an unlucky dog-shaped shadow beast beside it and hurled it towards the arrow wall! Thud! Flesh and blood flying, the arrow wall collapsed in a large section under the impact. The giant ape struggled in the slime, continuously using the shadow beasts that surged around it as stepping stones, trying to pave a path forward into the slime floor. The reinforced slime was astonishingly sticky, and despite its immense strength, it was still dragged terribly slowly, moving at a snail’s pace as if mired in a swamp. The arrow wall continued to reload and fire, as one cold arrow after another plunged into that mountainous body. Su Lin watched coldly, his hand stroking the hand crossbow loaded with arrows, assessing the machinery’s limits. Su Tongxi watched the terrifying giant ape come closer step by step, her small hand involuntarily clenched the specially-made hand crossbow, her palm sweating, her little face tense. She turned to Su Lin, worriedly asking, "Brother Kirin, shouldn’t we seize the opportunity to shoot it now?" Su Lin calmly responded, "Don’t rush, I want to see what these machines can ultimately achieve." Before he finished speaking, the giant ape suddenly picked up a shadow beast and hurled it towards them with a roar! Su Lin reacted quickly, grabbing Su Tongxi and swiftly retreating into the house, closing the heavy iron door behind him. Bang——! The iron door stood unmoving, emitting a dull rumble. Although it was a level 2 iron door, it was exceptionally sturdy under the rule’s reinforcement, able to withstand even the direct assaults of the giant ape for some time. And the walls were even harder. Su Lin sighed lightly, his voice carrying a hint of understanding: "It seems relying solely on machines won’t hold against higher intensity impacts. This leader, with its immense size and strength, has caused such destruction alone, no wonder martial artists need to intervene personally." Su Tongxi looked at him, hesitant to speak. Su Lin curiously replied, "What’s wrong?" Su Tongxi fidgeted with the hem of her clothes, her head lowered, speaking in a voice as soft as a mosquito: "Brother Kirin, should I be cooperating with you..." "Cooperate with you to act... act like..." Her little face flushed bright red, as if it took all her strength to squeeze out the words, "act... act cool?" These words were extremely difficult for a girl who had always been obedient and well-behaved to say. Su Lin was puzzled: "???" When did he act cool? "Wasn’t it?" Su Tongxi, seeing his expression, became even more at a loss, hurriedly explaining: "But Mr. Su and Mrs. Su would never let the leader get close to the machines, they would intervene personally to stop it and work with the machines to slowly wear it down. But now you..." Embarrassed, she lowered her head, blushing, "I thought you were showing off... demonstrating that our family’s machines are impressive." Are you saying I was showing off? Su Lin covered his forehead. Am I such a person that likes to show off? Alright, I am. "We’re just two new martial artists with unlocked skin genetic locks, and being able to easily fend off a level 3 beast horde is already very impressive." Su Tongxi added softly, trying to ease the situation. "Hmm, I know." Su Lin smiled, acknowledging her point. He was certainly aware that his current battle achievements were something to be proud of. But reality required him to push even further. The title "King of the Garbage Can" had miraculously helped him through the weakest and most helpless stage, but now its potential was exhausted. Building new mechanisms from here on would probably struggle to surpass the current levels of power. However, as the safe house continued to upgrade, the enemies would only grow stronger. This inevitably caused a hint of anxiety to well up inside Su Lin. Hoping that the next title could bring a power boost as significant as "King of the Garbage Can"? The possibility was slim to none. The strength of titles often came with significant side effects or limitations. Apart from "King of the Garbage Can," there was also the newly refreshed title "Set Up Shop," which could get him a full thirty gold coins. Now he realized just how precious those thirty gold coins were. Without exaggeration, with those thirty gold coins, he could effortlessly lead the Su Family and the village to advance to a township. But the limitation of this title was that it kept him from leaving home for three full years. Su Lin understood that the explosive development phase the titles granted him from scratch might be coming to an end. What’s next was a period of smooth development. One title per week, he needed time to accumulate multiple titles. As long as there was enough time, and enough titles, Su Lin even felt it wasn’t impossible to break this rule-ending world in the future. But the premise was having enough time. ... Time was approaching midnight. The shadow beast leader outside didn’t give them much time to think. The shadow beast horde had repeatedly triggered the ejection floors, but the impact walls, as the last line of defense, remained inactive until the beast tide was completely annihilated. The giant ape finally managed, by sheer brute force and countless shadow beasts used as stepping stones, to inch out of the slime floor’s range. The arrow wall of the first round was already tattered, with only a few firing ports still futilely spewing arrows. At this moment, the giant ape’s entire right side was nearly devoid of intact flesh, covered in a dense array of menacing, hideous arrows like strange metallic hair, with blood continuously streaming down. As it dragged itself out of the slime area, just getting its upper body "ashore," the second round of arrow-and-spike combo struck with renewed vigor! An arrow shower poured down, and earth spikes covered the ground like a forest. Faced with such an assault, the badly injured giant ape remained ferocious and unyielding, dragging its mucus-covered body forward, its feeble fists instinctively pounding at the obstructive earth spikes ahead. With each step, it left behind sticky, bloody footprints, its leg fur torn off by the slime, leaving its feet a bloody mess. Struggling forward step by step, it finally reached the ejection floor’s position. Bzzzz—! The powerful spring instantly activated! Bang! The ejection floor shot up abruptly! The giant ape, already at the end of its rope, was pushed off balance, its massive body instantaneously losing equilibrium! Crash! It fell face-up to the ground with a thunderous thud! The moment its back hit the ground, the slime on its back adhered to the earth spikes, sticking it firmly in place, like an overturned giant tortoise, its limbs flailing uselessly in the air, struggling in vain. Then, its exposed left side was once again continuously covered by an unrelenting rain of arrows. Through the observation port, Su Lin watched the giant ape’s futile struggle, a strange sense of sympathy arising within him: "Tsk, it’s really trying hard." Su Tongxi couldn’t help but nod. The midnight chimes were about to ring. Su Lin opened the door: "Forget it, let’s end it quickly." He raised his hand crossbow and pulled the trigger. Whoosh! The crossbow arrow sped towards the giant ape’s vital spot! The dying giant ape suddenly experienced a last-minute resurgence, its bloodshot eyes widening abruptly, like embers on the verge of extinction suddenly flaring up! "Roar——!!!" A final, shattering roar erupted, tearing through the night sky! That arrow struck right at the...perineum... In the wilderness, a giant ape mutant beast was startled awake in the middle of the night, feeling a chill at its rear.